Discover some of the unknown data and details surrounding the making of Logan, the film that marked Hugh Jackman’s farewell as Wolverine
In 2022, five years have passed since the premiere of Logan, one of the films that marked the history of Marvel in cinema, by delivering the last film where Australian actor Hugh Jackman played Wolverine for the last time, a role he has performed since 2000 .
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Five years after its premiere, there are curiosities and unknown data that surrounded the production of James Mangold, such as the influence of comedian Jerry Seinfeld in Jackman’s farewell as Logan, and the emotion on the surface during filming.
In this way we present you some curiosities and unknown data that accompanied the making of Logan, the last time Hugh Jackman used Wolverine’s claws
Jerry Seinfield, the man behind Logan’s retirement
Who influenced Hugh Jackman to end his long run as Wolverine? The answer to that question is Jerry Seinfeld, the comedian and star of the series that made millions around the world laugh.
Jackman and Seinfeld chatted and the comedian explained that if he stayed longer playing Logan, fans could get tired of his character, so the Australian decided that Logan would close his cycle in the X-Men franchise.
Did Deadpool influence Wolverine’s ranking?
A year before the release of Logan was the release of Deadpool, a film with Ryan Reynolds as Wade Wilson / Deadpool, which became the first Marvel film to achieve an adult rating.
But this fact was not what influenced Logan to be rated C, since James Mangold’s story, inspired by Old Man Logan, was seen as a mature-themed story, which differentiates it from previous installments.
Improvisation and talent for dinner
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rTwmCpZvba0
One of the most moving scenes in the film was when Logan, Xavier and Laura have dinner with the family they helped earlier on the road, in a talk that had the liberties of not following Mangold’s script.
In some takes the actors stuck to the script, but Mangold gave them an open hand to improvisation. Jean Grey’s death in X-Men III was discussed in a deleted take, but that dialogue was dropped in the final cut.
Hugh Jackman: Hero and villain in the same movie
Here is a shot I did of @RealHughJackman in prep trying to find the look of x24 (Weapon X). Note Hugh has the Logan beard which he would eventually shave before he ever paid X24 in the film. #Logan #QuarantineWatchParty @ComicBook pic.twitter.com/r3ypNLXTpB
— Mangold (@mang0ld) May 27, 2020
The Australian actor was not only the protagonist of Logan, he also played one of the villains of the plot, X-24, the genetic experiment from the blood of Wolverine.
Mangold shared one of the photos of Jackman’s face, who shaved off the thick beard he wore as Logan to become X-24.
Millie Bobby Brown sought out the role of X-23
Before choosing Dafne Keen to play Laura / X-23, actress Millie Bobby Brown, who gained fame thanks to the Stranger Things series, auditioned to be the mutant, something that ultimately did not happen.
But far from being envious or jealous, Brown has declared that the Spanish actress’s work in Logan pleasantly surprised him.
The extreme preparation of Hugh Jackman on stage
For Logan, Hugh Jackman prepared his scenes where he appears bare-chested in an aggressive manner since 48 hours before filming the Australian was dehydrated so that the camera would capture his toned abdomen.
However, Jackman himself recommends not doing this method since it is dangerous for anyone.
Sabretooth was considered to return
In X-Men Origins: Wolverine, actor Liev Schreiber played Victor Howlett, better known as Sabretooth, a character who was considered to return in Logan.
However, the busy schedule of Schreiber, who recorded the Ray Donovan series and the movie Spotlight, prevented him from attending James Mangold’s invitation.
Before Logan there was Shane
“Right or wrong, it’s a brand. A mark sticks. There is no way back. Now run home to your mother and tell her… tell her everything is okay. And there are no gunslingers left in the valley”
James Mangold had his inspiration for Logan in three films: Paper Moon, Unforgiven and Shane, which was included in the plot, where the cast would see a scene from this film.
The dialogue that Xavier tells Laura about his experience seeing Shane is based on the experience that Patrick Stewart told James Mangold when he saw that film for the first time.
Why was the movie just called Logan?
In Latin America it was known as Logan: Wolverine, but in its original language the film was only called Logan, since James Mangold wanted to tell the story of the mutant from the human point of view, beyond the figure that was in the X- Men.
“In the end, I felt that the greatest tribute we could offer to this great character created by this great actor Hugh Jackman was to allow him to leave this world after more than 200 years of pain in a moment of love and tenderness.”.
A farewell with true tears
James Mangold understood that Logan’s final scene was Hugh Jackman’s last portrayal of Wolverine, so the filmmaker understood the excitement of the moment.
“We shot with Dafne, and she finished it in two takes and he was like, ‘We’re going to scrap it. Let’s do another one. I said, ‘Are you sure? I feel like…’, and he said, ‘Dude, let’s make time stop. Do not you worry about anything. This is the end of 19 years.”. Even Laura’s crying in the scene was real.
You can also read: Hugh Jackman remembers how he filmed his final scene as Logan
Source: ScreenRant
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